Cobra 38 WX ST Handheld

[chevy guy 72]

I have a cobra hand held 38 WX ST and can not at all keep the batterys charged in it I have tried different type of Batterys in it and it will work a few days then itll go dead again itll stay charged 2 to 3 days then go dead and me not use it that much if any body knows anything on these 38 wx st hand held please leave feedback

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Wednesday, 08 January 2014, 19:28 PM

has any body else had this problem with the same type handheld cb radio?

[silvereagle1]

Some of those handhelds will suck the life out of double A's. I have an old bearcat 2500 scanner. The battery pack would only last a few hours brand new. I had to rotate 2 packs to keep going. I had an old realistic cb walkie talkie that held 8 or 10 double A's back in the 80's. I couldn't afford batteries for the thing. It was like filling up your gas tank. Those handhelds are just rough on batteries. IMO

[sonoma]

I have a few hand helds and they drain the battery's all the time so I do not leave battery's hooked to them.

[chevy guy 72]

is that normal to use it for about 5 minutes and the next time you turn it on its dead?

[silvereagle1]

No that's not normal. do the same batteries that appear to be dead work in other things? just wondering if the radio is actually draining the batteries or if its a circuit in the radio not picking up the batteries to power the unit. Something loose maybe.

[milkman21218]

Most AA batteries are 1.5 volt. And most rechargeable batteries are only 1.2 volt. I have a HT that uses 8 AA batteries along with 2 dummy batteries or 10 rechargeable. So could it be a low voltage problem?